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Do you agree with him?

Yes 75 75.00%
 
No 25 25.00%
 
Total:100

Take that one Square Enix bitch.



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Yep, they are trying to be western with their games :(



think-man said:
Yep, they are trying to be western with their games :(


Its not really that. The west is pushing tech and the east is struggling to keep up. They move at a sluggish pace and a handful of Japanese companies are truly moving forward at the pace the west is going. Most Japanese companies are just harnessing current gen tech and X is a good example of that.



That seems vague. I mean, I love the looks of his Kickstarter project, but from this not sure exactly what his criticisms are.



S.T.A.G.E. said:
think-man said:
Yep, they are trying to be western with their games :(


Its not really that. The west is pushing tech and the east is struggling to keep up. They move at a sluggish pace and a handful of Japanese companies are truly moving forward at the pace the west is going. Most Japanese companies are just harnessing current gen tech and X is a good example of that.


I think it's less about tech and more about mechanics, style, and moving away from what Japanese developers are used.



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I really dont agree with him on this.



Mad55 said:
I really dont agree with him on this.


From what I read on the kickstarter, it seems like he means in terms of sales and its perception outside of Japan.



West is trumping Japan these days.I'm not too happy about it but that's the fact.FF has gotten worse and is trying to appeal to Western audience instead of keeping it's identity. MGS is not that big as it used to be since many Western titles have surpassed it in that genre.Many say Forza is already bettter than GT and by the way things are going it could be lot worse for them.RE is laughing stock these days,they moved from survival horror which made them grear and deserve to be punished.
Where are great new IPs,Okami was made long 7 years ago.Suda games are niche but Killer7 was great imo but long time ago also.
I can't even rember last game made by Japanese I played.Oh yes,it was Ni No Kuni but it was waay to kiddy to ever finish it. Dialogs were made for 7 year olds.
Idk,it seems like West has won this battle.



MDMAlliance said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:


Its not really that. The west is pushing tech and the east is struggling to keep up. They move at a sluggish pace and a handful of Japanese companies are truly moving forward at the pace the west is going. Most Japanese companies are just harnessing current gen tech and X is a good example of that.


I think it's less about tech and more about mechanics, style, and moving away from what Japanese developers are used.

The Japanese will always have their eye on mechanics much like the west, its just about having it move more fluid in a next gen realm. This is one of the reason even Sony Japan has been having problems. The Japanese have to figure out how to make it work in a balanced manner because they are always pushing the boundaries of how things naturally work. Westerners generally stay within that box. The western branch of Sony is running the show and Japan is struggling to figure things out themselves. 



S.T.A.G.E. said:
MDMAlliance said:
I think it's less about tech and more about mechanics, style, and moving away from what Japanese developers are used.

The Japanese will always have their eye on mechanics much like the west, its just about having it move more fluid in a next gen realm. This is one of the reason even Sony Japan has been having problems. The Japanese have to figure out how to make it work in a balanced manner because they are always pushing the boundaries of how things naturally work. Westerners generally stay within that box. The western branch of Sony is running the show and Japan is struggling to figure things out themselves. 

I personally can't comment on that as I'm not really studied on this topic much.  All I would have is conjecture.